連れん

noun

ream (of paper); 1000 sheets

Unit for paper: two reams (1000 sheets). Ateji for 'ream'; also written as 嗹.

• 紙かみを1連れん注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered one ream of paper.

noun

stanza; verse

Used for a stanza or verse in poetry. Also written as 聯.

• この詩しは4連れんからなる。

  This poem consists of four stanzas.

noun

tribe (taxonomy)

Biological taxonomy rank between family and genus.

• この種しゅはヒト連れんに分ぶん類るいされる。

  This species is classified in the tribe Hominini.

noun

quinella/perfecta bet; forecast bet

Abbreviation of 連勝式. A bet predicting the top two finishers in order (exacta) or any order (quinella).

See also: 連勝式

• 競けい馬ばで連れんの馬ば券けんを買かった。

  I bought a quinella ticket at the horse races.

noun, used as a suffix

group; party; set

Suffix attached to nouns to indicate a group or party, e.g., 自民連 (Liberal Democratic Party group), 友好連 (friendship association).

• 彼かれは議ぎ員いん連れんの会かい合ごうに出しゅっ席せきした。

  He attended a meeting of the parliamentary group.

counter

counter for strung items

Counter for things strung in a line, such as pearls, dried fish, or spans of a bridge. Also written as 聯.

• 真しん珠じゅを1連れん買かった。

  I bought a strand of pearls.

counter

falcon (obsolete counter)

Obsolete counter for falcons. No longer in modern use.

• 古こ文もん書じょに「鷹たか1連れん」と記しるされている。

  In the old document, it says 'one falcon'.